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Days Gone Review Thread (See Staff Post)
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I really enjoyed Days Gone in the end. There's a moreish nature to the gameplay loop that's kept me thinking about it even when I've not been playing, and I enjoy the survival horror aspects a lot. Good game.
Days Gone PS4 Review
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/days_gone
Days Gone PS4 Review
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/days_gone
It's not the story. It's the characters themselves. Horde battles and the general scarcity of resources are some of its strongest aspects as well.
Mission design is very limited in its scope. Most objectives fit neatly within three limited "templates", and repeat throughout the entire game. The shooting is also not great.
Our review: https://www.nextgenbase.com/days-gone-review/
8.5/10
Video version:
Honestly, I wasn't expecting much at all from it, but it surprised me. Everything about it seemed so generic from the preview stuff, but it somehow managed to suck me in. Loading times are a bit of a bitch on the standard PS4, and the frame rate can be a bit iffy at times, but it's a solid game. Really enjoyed my time with it - the hordes are something else, do NOT attempt them until you're kitted out for it!!
8.5/10
Video version:
Honestly, I wasn't expecting much at all from it, but it surprised me. Everything about it seemed so generic from the preview stuff, but it somehow managed to suck me in. Loading times are a bit of a bitch on the standard PS4, and the frame rate can be a bit iffy at times, but it's a solid game. Really enjoyed my time with it - the hordes are something else, do NOT attempt them until you're kitted out for it!!
7/10. Which is good. I hope people never attack Sammy for running content on a PlayStation site ever again.
Cross-posting my first impressions from the OT:
"So, got the game yesterday and got about an hour in just to get a feel for it.
It's so-so.
The controls feel very sluggish. I don't know if it's a matter of stick deadzone or acceleration or whatever, but it's got Killzone 2 syndrome. I didn't mind it in TLOU too much, but that may have been down to overall technical smoothness, which Days Gone also doesn't quite have.
On a technical aspect, the graphics are gorgeous. Very detailed environments and characters, reminiscent of the TLOUP2 gameplay reveal, but again, not without hitches. The absence of a performance mode means you're stuck with a not-so-great 30fps - there's a strange jitteriness to it when you pan the camera to line up shots or just look around that hurt the eyes. Also, no motion blur toggle, which sucks.
This game is definitely a Naughty Dog-derivative, which makes its flaws stand out more to me. Certain cutscenes feel like they should lead into a gameplay segment (maybe they did at some point), but it's just one long in-engine cutscene. That means awkward pauses for load screens in between non-playable scenes. Like, if it's not a playable intro, why not hide the loading screen behind a prerendered cutscene? Some cutscenes lead straight into Deacon's back, like it's going to transition into gameplay, but it doesn't. The screen goes black, loads a bit, then it's go time. It's little details like that that make the game's presentation and first impression feel less-than-stellar. "
"So, got the game yesterday and got about an hour in just to get a feel for it.
It's so-so.
The controls feel very sluggish. I don't know if it's a matter of stick deadzone or acceleration or whatever, but it's got Killzone 2 syndrome. I didn't mind it in TLOU too much, but that may have been down to overall technical smoothness, which Days Gone also doesn't quite have.
On a technical aspect, the graphics are gorgeous. Very detailed environments and characters, reminiscent of the TLOUP2 gameplay reveal, but again, not without hitches. The absence of a performance mode means you're stuck with a not-so-great 30fps - there's a strange jitteriness to it when you pan the camera to line up shots or just look around that hurt the eyes. Also, no motion blur toggle, which sucks.
This game is definitely a Naughty Dog-derivative, which makes its flaws stand out more to me. Certain cutscenes feel like they should lead into a gameplay segment (maybe they did at some point), but it's just one long in-engine cutscene. That means awkward pauses for load screens in between non-playable scenes. Like, if it's not a playable intro, why not hide the loading screen behind a prerendered cutscene? Some cutscenes lead straight into Deacon's back, like it's going to transition into gameplay, but it doesn't. The screen goes black, loads a bit, then it's go time. It's little details like that that make the game's presentation and first impression feel less-than-stellar. "
Well 3 templates are better than just one like RDR2 and that game is sitting at 97 MC :P
